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The search for Sydney’s missing Steinway

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What happened to the Steinway concert grand that once stood on the stage of the Sydney Opera House Concert...

Cast announced for Australia’s Fiddler on the Roof

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Troy Sussman began preparing for Tevye before he knew the role was his. As soon as he found out he...

Eddie Jaku’s granddaughter reflects on “The Happiest Man on Earth”

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By Danielle Jaku-Greenfield You wouldn’t believe how strange it is to see a man you don’t know perform as your...

Jewish humour cuts through self-help myths in one-man show

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A self-proclaimed guru promising to deliver sunshine in a can is at the centre of a new one-man comedy...

Asi Wind brings more than magic to Sydney

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For Israeli-born magician Asi Wind, magic is not about fooling people. It is about reaching them. Speaking to J-Wire during...

Choosing optimism: Eddie Jaku’s story comes to the Sydney Opera House

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The extraordinary life and outlook of Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku will be brought to the Sydney Opera House stage...

Bondi Pavilion show postponed amid terror recovery efforts

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A planned Sydney Festival event at Bondi Pavilion has been postponed following the recent deadly terror attack at Bondi...

Acclaimed Australian production ‘Yentl’ set for London premiere

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Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s acclaimed production Yentl will appear on a London stage next year, taking an Australian reworking of...

From Australia’s Jewish past

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Miriam Doris Hampson OAM – theatre administrator extraordinaire and political activist Miriam was born in Sandringham, Melbourne, on 20 September...

Potted Potter, The Unauthorized Harry Experience, A Parody by Dan and Jeff

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A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Whether or not you are a Harry Potter fan, it would be hard...

A Case for the Existence of God

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A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Keith (Kevin Hofbauer) is a single, black, gay mortgage broker and caretaker of...

Yentl

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A Kadimah Yiddish Theatre review by Alex First We are in Poland in 1870. Yentl (Amy Hack) is driven by...

Alexis Fishman wins prestigious Broadway award

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Former Sydneysider Alexis Fishman exported her theatrical talents to New York, where she has been awarded Best Solo Performance...

Love Lust Lost (Broad Encounters)

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A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Immersive and interactive theatre excites me. It always has. We don’t see enough of...

“You Don’t Have To Be Jewish” to be revived

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The Australian premiere of the iconic musical sketch comedy show You Don’t Have To Be Jewish hits Sydney in...

Shhhh – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

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Loneliness. Pain. Emotional connection. Desire. Sexual kinks. Consent. That is US writer Clare Barron’s Shhhh, which has its Australian premiere...

Julia: A Sydney theatre review by Alex First

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Brilliantly performed by Justine Clarke, who, as the 27th Australian Prime Minister, displays determination, indignance and frustration, I would...

Wolf Play: A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

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Put succinctly, intriguing. “What if I said I am not what you think you see? I am the wolf.” These...

Made in China 2.0: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

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I am faced with a predicament that I can’t say I have confronted too many times in four decades...

The Mousetrap: a theatre review by Alex First

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Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap opened in London’s West End on 25th November 1952 and has been running continuously (save...

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